The United States has sent ‘lethal aid’ to Ukraine, as tension between Ukraine and its eastern neighbor, Russia, continues to escalate. Ukraine’s Minister of Defense Oleksii Reznikov celebrated the arrival on his Twitter account. The second bird in Kyiv! More than 80 tons of weapons to strengthen Ukraine's defense capabilities from our friends in the USA!…

A day after the State Department announced it is ordering the evacuation of non-essential staff and families of staffers at the United States’ embassy in Ukraine, the Department of Defense announced Monday it has put 8,500 troops on “heightened alert.” The video above shows the embassy on Monday. Those troops could be deployed to Eastern…

Russian officials have denied U.S. allegations that Russia is preparing a “false flag” operation as pretext to invade Ukraine. In the most basic sense, false flag operations involve a country faking an attack on itself to make it appear as though said attack was carried out by an enemy. Amid a troop buildup on the…

Update (Jan. 18, 2022): The State Department announced Tuesday that Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Ukraine to meet with President Volodymyr Zelensky. That meeting “to reinforce the United States’ commitment to Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity” is set for Wednesday. “The Secretary will also meet with the employees and families of the U.S.…

Ukraine warned its citizens to “expect the worst” after the country was hit by a massive cyberattack Friday. The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said it’s too soon to tell who was behind the attack but added, “There is a long record of Russian cyber assaults against Ukraine in the past.” According to Ukraine’s Security Service, the…

For the third time in the last month, delegates from the United States and Russia met to discuss the security demands Russia announced last month. The first two meetings were between President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Monday’s meeting was between Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman and Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov. “The…

President Joe Biden spoke with Russian President Vladimir Putin for the second time this month Thursday. According to White House officials, the call began at 3:35 p.m. EST and lasted for about 50 minutes. Like the call earlier this month, the situation in Ukraine dominated the conversation. Since the first meeting, Russia has moved an estimated 100,000…

As we head into 2022, Americans should pay close to some extraordinary dangers worldwide. Tension is mounting on multiple fronts. For starters, Russia is building up its troops at the Ukraine border, yet it denies it has any plans to attack. At the same time, Russia has submitted a list of security requests to the…

Update (Dec. 29, 2021): National Security Council spokeswoman Emily Horne announced Wednesday that President Joe Biden will speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin Thursday about, among other things, Russia’s demands for security guarantees in Eastern Europe. According to Horne, this is just part of “a range of topics that will be discussed.” “The Biden administration…

President Joe Biden kicked off the two-day White House Summit for Democracy with opening remarks Thursday. In a fact sheet, the White House described the summit as a “forum for leaders from around the world to discuss the challenges and opportunities facing democracies in the 21st century.” “In the face of sustained and alarming challenges…